Amak Mahmoodian is a multidisciplinary artist and educator. Born in Iran, she began her career as a research-based photographer in Tehran before relocating to the UK in 2010, unable to return to her home country.
Working at the intersection of conceptual image-making and documentary photography, Mahmoodian’s practice spans photography, text, video, drawing, archives, and sound. Her work explores themes of gender, identity, and displacement, bridging the personal and political across formats including installations, books, and film.
In her recent project, One Hundred and Twenty Minutes (2019–2023), Mahmoodian collaborated with 16 individuals exiled from their home countries and now living in the UK. Through photography, poetry, drawing, and video, the project maps the emotional and psychological landscapes of exile – the dreams we carry, the new lives we build, and the ways our past continues to surface.
The Art House will support Mahmoodian with a residency period, split between developing new work in her studio in Bristol and time spent meeting members of the community in Wakefield.
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